Brad Breeck Explained
Bradley Joseph Breeck is an American composer and musician, best known for his work with Disney Television Animation. He wrote the theme song for Gravity Falls and Star vs. the Forces of Evil, and has written the scores for numerous TV shows and films from several companies.
Career
Brad Breeck was originally a member of the Los Angeles-based experimental punk band The Mae Shi, which he joined while he was studying at the California Institute of the Arts. In 2007, he left the band to focus on making music for TV and films. In 2011, he formed another band called Skull Tape. He is influenced from a wide variety of musical styles and grew up listening to mostly Christian heavy metal.[1] He began working for Disney full-time when he pitched the Gravity Falls theme song to Disney Channel.[2]
In 2017, Breeck won a Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing for the Nickelodeon TV film Albert.
Filmography
Films
- Someone's Knocking at the Door (2009)
- Bad Fairy (as Brad Joseph Breeck) (2012)
- Damaged Gods (as Brad Joseph Breeck) (2014)
- Albert (2016)
- Lucky (2019)
- The Yucca Sisters (2020)
- (2020)
- Secret Magic Control Agency (2021)
Television
- Shorty McShorts' Shorts (2006) (3 episodes)
- Random! Cartoons (2007–2009) (2 episodes)
- Fanboy & Chum Chum (2009–2012) (51 episodes)
- Awkward. (2011–2016) (55 episodes)
- Gravity Falls (2012–2016) (40 episodes; wrote the theme song)
- Robot and Monster (2012–2014) (24 episodes; wrote the theme song)
- (as Brad Joseph Breeck) (2012–2014) (10 episodes; wrote the theme song)
- Star vs. the Forces of Evil (2015–2019) (54 episodes; wrote the theme song)
- We Bare Bears (2015–2019) (104 episodes; end credits)
- Pickle and Peanut (2015–2018) (21 episodes; end credits)
- Whisker Haven (as Brad Joseph Breeck) (2015–2018) (24 episodes)
- (2016–2018) (76 episodes)
- Snezhnaya Koroleva: Khraniteli Chudes (2019 miniseries) (26 episodes)
- The Owl House (2020–2023) (24 episodes; wrote the theme song)
- Glitch Techs (2020) (19 episodes; wrote the theme song)
- Middlemost Post (2021–2023) (14 episodes; wrote the theme song)
- The Smurfs (2021–2023) (78 episodes; wrote the theme song)
- Trivia Quest (2022) (30 episodes; wrote the theme song)
- Kiff (2023–present) (1 episode; wrote the theme song)
References
- Web site: 2011-04-25 . Brad Breeck of Skull Tape: An Interview . 2024-04-10 . punkcakes . en.
- Web site: Haley . Chris HaleyChris . 2016-02-17 . Something Special: Brad Breeck On The Music Of 'Gravity Falls' . 2024-04-10 . ComicsAlliance . en.
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